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Politics & Law
Patrice Coirault
1875–1959French civil servant and folklorist
2 Wikipedia and sister-site articlesWikipedia ↗
Famous people · Surin, Deux-Sèvres
Surin has one famous person on record
The French civil servant and folklorist Patrice Coirault was born in 1875. Their birth falls in the Belle Époque. Articles about them exist in 2 languages. Niort, 10 mi away, has 126 on its list, the best known Henri-Georges Clouzot.
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Best known
Patrice Coirault
2 Wikipedia and sister-site articles
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1875
Patrice Coirault
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Politics & Law
1 person
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Born in Surin
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Famous people from the towns next door
Niort leads the towns around it, with 126 names.
Questions about famous people from Surin
Who is the most famous person from Surin?
Patrice Coirault (French civil servant and folklorist) is the best known by our measure: 2 Wikipedia and sister-site articles in different languages.
How many famous people were born in Surin?
1 people born in Surin have a French Wikipedia article that confirms the town as their birthplace (and an English one that agrees, when there is one).
What is Surin known for?
Among its famous people, leaders: 1 of the 1. That is 100% of the town’s list, against 24% across French towns.
Who counts as from Surin?
People whose Wikidata birthplace is Surin itself, matched by its INSEE code (a commune merged into it counts when the dates allow), whose French Wikipedia article agrees, and their English article too when they have one. A hospital or neighbourhood recorded without its commune isn’t matched. People who only lived here, adult performers and people known mainly for crimes aren’t listed.
Why is someone missing?
Their Wikidata birthplace may be a hospital, a neighbourhood or a wider area, another commune, or missing, or their articles may not name a birthplace. We only list people the sources agree on; editing Wikidata or Wikipedia changes this page at the next refresh.
From Wikidata (CC0: birthplaces, descriptions, years, occupations, how many Wikipedia and sister-site articles cover each person) and French and English Wikipedia (each person’s articles confirm the birthplace; linked, not quoted). Birthplaces are matched to the commune by INSEE code and its history of mergers (INSEE COG 2026). Ranked by the number of articles. Fields are read from Wikidata’s description and occupations. “The usual town”: everyone listed across French towns. Portraits: each person’s Wikidata image, from Wikimedia Commons under the license below (our copy, resized).
Photo credits (1)
- Henri-Georges Clouzot: Studio Harcourt, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
Contains public sector information under the Licence Ouverte / Open Licence 2.0 (Etalab): INSEE, DGFiP, the Interior Ministry’s statistics service (SSMSI), the Ministry of Education (DEPP), the Health Ministry’s statistics service (DREES) and the Housing Ministry (Carte des loyers). Commune boundaries: IGN Admin Express.